LOS ANGELES – Metrolink has partnered with local businesses near its stations to allow riders to take advantage of discounted goods and services, adding more value to patronage. The program is also a way for Metrolink to support local businesses in the communities it serves.

The campaign, called Metrolink Rewards, offers perks for businesses, including being featured on Metrolink’s site under the corresponding station page and inclusion in Metrolink’s Offers and Promotions monthly marketing newsletter that reaches more than 12,000 subscribers. In exchange, businesses offer Metrolink passengers exclusive discounts.

Metrolink riders who want to redeem the discounts must present a valid Metrolink ticket or pass to the vendor at the time of purchase.

More than 30 companies have become a part of this program. Businesses interested in becoming partners should contact William Ringland, sales and marketing coordinator, at 213-452-0256 or RinglandW@scrra.net.

Metrolink is Southern California’s regional commuter rail service in its 19th year of operation. The Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA), a joint powers authority made up of an 11-member board representing the transportation commissions of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties, governs the service. Metrolink operates over seven routes through a six-county, 512 route-mile network. Metrolink is the third largest commuter rail agency in the United States based on directional route miles and the seventh largest based on annual ridership.